Japanese Purchase Rumor Debunked by U S
President Taft said the State Department found no evidence of any land purchase or any intent by the Japanese government or a Japanese company near Magdalena Bay. Secretary Knox cited a denial from the Japanese ambassador and said the rumor stemmed from American efforts to sell lands near Magdalena Bay to a Japanese client.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Taft
Department of State
Presiant
Scretary Knox
Magdalena Bay
Kenex
Ice
Ess
Eretary Knox
Knox
Local forecast for San Antonio and major cities
Unsettled weather through today and Thursday for San Antonio and vicinity. Temperatures range from the mid forties to sixties in Chicago Milwaukee Saint Paul New York Boston Washington Kansas City and other listed locations with southerly winds and chances of rain or fair skies and little temperature change.
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Louis
Hicago, Ill
Ilwaukee
Paul
York
Oston
Fair Teday
Temture
Tashington
Ansas City
Unfounded claim about AP wires in newspapers
A San Antonio statement asserts that no newspaper besides the San Antonio Light carries the Associated Press wires in whole or in part. The claim is presented as fact with emphasis on exclusivity and source reliability.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
Antonio
Terminal Belt Railroad to Be Built Here in San Antonio
A new terminal belt railroad with $200000 capital will connect all Katy lines in San Antonio. Yoakum Bend property will host warehouses freight sheds and a new passenger depot. Officials from Missouri Kansas & Texas and other partners toured the site and announced construction starts at once.
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San Antonio
Frank Trumbull
New York
L. J. Hart
H. L. Halff
G. C. Vaughan
Walter Walthall
Austin
Schaff
C. E. Schaff
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Katy Board of Directors
C. Haile
A. D. Bethard
B. Fisher
J. M. Bryson
A. 5. Coke
J. M. Walton
Katy
New York Central
Yoakum Bend
Sunset Depot
Chamber of Commerce
Charles Graebner
South Flores Street
San Antonio & Aransas Pass
Sap
Terminal Belt Railroad
St. Anthony
Edwin Chamberlain
Waco
Edward Sturges Killed By Interurban Car Near Fort Worth
Edward Sturges aged 37 was struck and killed by a westbound interurban car this morning seven miles outside Fort Worth, Texas, as patrols investigated the fatality.
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Associated Press
Fort Worth
Tex
Edward Sturges
Sky High Prices Hit Beef and Potatoes in New York
Wholesale and retail beef prices reach a twenty year high in New York amid three weeks of steady rise. Potatoes sell at record levels due to scarce production with corn costs forcing cattle feeding cuts. A Washington dealer warns of potential famine without English potato imports. Prices likely stay high until Norfolk crop arrives in June. Butter shortages persist with extreme limits on purchases from single suppliers.
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Associated Press
New York
Washington
State Food Investigating Commission
Trustees Hopeful on Bond Issue to Save the Fair
Trustees of the Fair association leading a broad civic fundraising push report an optimistic outlook for a bond issue to save the fair. Committees to solicit funds are forming and several large subscriptions have already been pledged.
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Trustees For the Fair Association
Federal Troops Move Toward Casas Grandes Northern Chihuahua
Federal forces from Sonora push south of Jimenez taking advantage of rebel concentration. A large contingent nears Casas Grandes, once held by rebels with a small garrison. General Orozco sends 200 men from Chihuahua to Casas Grandes as fears rise of a broad federal movement into northern Chihuahua.
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Associated Press
EL Paso
Tex
Jimenez
Sonora
Chihuahua
Casas Grandes
Orozco
Juarez
State to enforce pure food laws on eggs in Austin
San Antonio egg dealers were warned that local markets will face strict enforcement of pure food laws this year. Only guaranteed or candled eggs may be sold and sellers must replace any bad eggs. Receipts were up as warm weather prompted candling, with prices steady around 15 to 16 cents per dozen with loss off.
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Austin
San Antonio
Turner Joins English Syndicate in San Antonio Rail Plan
F W Turner of Manchester England arrives in San Antonio to take charge of syndicate interests in the San Antonio Rockport and Mexican railroad project. He will be the resident member until C R Mounsey arrives while E Cowper-Thwaite returns to England to report and plan. Robert Pattinson expected to reach Texas within thirty days to oversee construction.
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F. W. Turner
Manchester
England
English Contract Syndicate, Limited
San Antonio
Turner
Cowper-Thwaite
Robert Pattinson
Texas
Pattinson
Steamer Julia Luckinback in distress near Mona Passage
Revenue cutter Algonquin moved to aid the steamer Julia Luckinback of New York after a wireless dispatch reported the vessel helpless about thirty miles north of the Mona Passage in Porto Rican waters.
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Associated Press
Washington
Algonquin
Julia Luckenback
New York
Revenue Cutter Service
Mona Passage
Hutchings Leaves Austin for San Antonio Mission
Adjutant General Henry Hutchings departs Austin for San Antonio to confer with Fort Sam Houston officers about the officers school of instruction set to begin May 42. The move aims to coordinate training plans and ensure readiness for the program.
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Hutchings
San Antonio
Austin
Henrry Hutchings
Fort Sam Houston
Flood records shattered as Mississippi rises toward Red River
The Mississippi River set new high marks from Baton Rouge south with New Orleans gauge at 20.6 feet and Baton Rouge at 41.5 feet. The rate is a half foot daily, with cows on levees endangering embankments and engineers rushing revetment work.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Baton Rouge
Red River Landing
Baton Rouges
Natchez
Vicksburg
Cairo
United States
Schoenberger
Concordia Parish
Government moves to cut expenses in new supply bill
The general supply bill reported in the house calls for closing mints in New Orleans San Francisco and Carson City and for shuttering assay offices in Charlotte Boise Deadwood Helena Seattle and Salt Lake City It also trims the residential secretary’s salary from 7500 to 6000 and abolishes the bureaus on manufacturers and statistics This marks a broad effort to reduce government expenses.
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Associated Press
Washington
House
New Orleans
San Francisco
Carson City
Charlotte
N. C
Boise
Idaho
Deadwood
S. C
Helena
Mont
Seattle
Wash
Salt Lake City
Taft Preference Report Presented as Sole Principle Claim
An Oyster Bay communication claims President Taft’s stated desire is for principles alone. The remark frames his political stance as unwavering commitment to principle rather than personal or party gain.
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Oyster Bay
Roosevelt renounces delegates at large in Mass for Taft
May 1912 report from Oyster Bay says Theodore Roosevelt telegraphed eight Massachusetts delegates at large elected to the Republican national convention that he expects them to vote for Taft. He cites Taft carry of the state in the preferential vote and frames the move as honoring the principle that the people rule.
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Associated Press
Oyster Bay
N. Y
Roosevelt
Massachusetts
Taft
Theodore Roosevelt
Mr. Taft
Republican Party
Beli
Massachusetts Primary Meant Roosevelt Delegation Split
Massachusetts voters favored Taft for president but gave Colonel Roosevelt 18 of 36 Republican delegates. Democratic voters backed Champ Clark, though most delegates to Baltimore were pledged to Foss. Partial returns show Taft ahead. Roosevelt leads Baxter group, with the split explained by the state’s presidential primary rules.
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Associated Press
Boston
Mass
Massachusetts
Taft
Roosevelt
Champ Clark
Baltimore
Foss
la Follette
Baxter
Crane
Democratic
Clark
Wilson
Coughlin
Chicago
Theodore Roosevelt
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